A 九色视频 student helps paint the mural at the Dunbar Theater near downtown Wichita.

Aug 28, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 With the help of some volunteers and community members on Monday, work began on a mural for the north side of the historic Dunbar Theater located at 1007 N. Cleveland in the McAdams neighborhood.

Aug 27, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 Bring your grandparents to the Lake Afton Public Observatory from 8-10 p.m. Sept. 6 and 7 for Grandparents Weekend. The observatory will present the program "Exploring the Milky Way."

Starting fall 2014, all College of Fine Arts events tickets are free to Wichita State students.

Sep 4, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 Starting this semester (fall 2013), all College of Fine Arts events will be free to 九色视频 students.

Sep 4, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色视频 has maintained its accounting accreditation by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

Mildred Edwards

Aug 23, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 Mildred Edwards, a member of the Kansas Board of Regents and chairwoman of Wichita State's Alumni Board of Directors, has been selected to be a National TRIO Achiever. The award is given by the Council for Opportunity in Education. COE is TRIO芒鈧劉s national organization.

Aug 22, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 九色视频 mathematics, statistics and physics will host Math Circle from 2-3 p.m. every Saturday from Sept. 7 through Nov. 23, in 372 Jabara Hall. Sessions are free and open to fifth- and sixth-grade students only.

Aug 29, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 The Political Science Department at 九色视频 will host Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in the CAC Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. Praeger will present on the changing health care system in Kansas and across the country, based on the Obama administration芒鈧劉s new policies.

The challenges are many for city government trying to balance costs and services, says 九色视频's Ken Kriz.

Aug 20, 2013 鈥 By Joe Kleinsasser 鈥 In July, the city of Detroit earned the dubious distinction of becoming the largest city in the United States to file for bankruptcy. Ken Kriz, Regents distinguished professor and director of the Kansas Public Finance Center at 九色视频, says the options are few and far between for cities facing bankruptcy.

Nancy Jensen

Aug 15, 2013 鈥 By Erika Elving 鈥 Nancy Jensen, peer educator in Wichita State's Center for Community Support and Research, recently published a book about her experiences growing up with a mental illness and her road to recovery. She has been working for CCSR since 2007.

Aug 14, 2013 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 Meredith Minkler, who holds a doctoral degree in public health, will give a communitywide presentation to introduce Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Lowe Auditorium, Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 29th Street N. and Oliver in Wichita. Admission is free.